The holiday season is upon us…

For those of you who plan to buy gifts this season, here are a few vaguely science-related gifts you might consider, either for people who are already interested in science or for people who ought to be:

From thinkgeek.com

A Space Age ant habitat — with see-through edible gel to keep the ants happy, and colored LEDs to make it look space age — or an 8-pod ant-o-sphere. Ants not included, which depending on where you live may be a problem for a winter gift.